Department: Management and Budget
Department Head/Elected Official: David Berry, County Administrator
Regular or Supplemental RCA:
☒ Regular RCA
☐ Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Commercial Paper
Project ID (if applicable): NI031
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Participation (if applicable): N/A
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
title
Request for approval of commercial paper funding for Universal Services for the AFIS Replacement project in the additional amount of $500,000 for a total CP funding of $2,900,000.
end
Background and Discussion:
Commercial Paper A-1 is used to (1) pay contractual obligations incurred or to be incurred for the construction of and the purchase of fixtures, equipment and machinery for or in connection with the County's criminal and civil justice centers, the County's firefighter training facility, (2) pay contractual obligations incurred or to be incurred for the purchase of automobiles and other vehicles, equipment and machinery, including computers, materials and supplies for the operations of the County precincts and departments and other authorized needs and purposes including services provided by engineers, architects, attorneys, auditors, financial advisors.
Commercial Paper is being requested for the Radio AFIS Replacement project and is expected to be repaid within the next three fiscal years either through bonds, budgetary means or pay-as-you-go sources.
HB 1869 compliance. Confirmed by: Michael James, Assistant County Attorney, August 25, 2021.
Expected Impact:
The Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) is a biometric identification system used by law enforcement (LE) across Harris County. This project would update backend (server) components of the HC Sheriff’s Department AFIS System with the latest software technology. This will provide better capabilities and improved effectiveness.
Alternative Options:
No alternatives have been identified for this project.
Alignment with Goal(s):
☒ Justice and Safety
☐ Economic Opportunity
☐ Housing
☐ Public Health
☐ Transportation
☐ Flooding
☐ Environment
☐ Governance and Customer ServicePrior Court Action (if any):
|
Date Approved |
Agenda Item |
Purpose |
Project Amount |
CP Amount |
|
10/29/2019 |
6b |
Authorized Project |
$6,082,076 |
|
|
11/12/2019 |
4f(4) |
Allocated CP Funding |
|
$2,400,000 |
|
03/09/2021 |
21-718 |
Authorized Project |
$3,442,076 |
|
|
Total Authorized Amounts |
$9,524,152 |
$2,400,000 |
Location:
Address (if applicable list below):
☒ Countywide
☐ Precinct 1
☐ Precinct 2
☐ Precinct 3
|
☐ Precinct 4Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
|
Service Name |
- |
FY 21-22 |
Estimates |
|
|
|
|
FY 22 |
Next 3 FYs |
|
Incremental Expenditures |
|
Labor Expenditures |
- |
- |
- |
|
Non-Labor Expenditures |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total Incremental Expenditures |
- |
- |
- |
|
Funding Sources (General Fund, PIC Fund, Debt or CP, Grants, or Other - Please Specify) |
|
Existing Budget |
Commercial Paper |
2.4M |
- |
- |
|
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total Current Budget |
2.4M |
- |
- |
|
Additional Budget Requested |
Commercial Paper |
.5M |
- |
- |
|
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total Additional Budget Requested |
.5M |
- |
- |
|
Total Funding Sources |
2.9M |
- |
- |
|
Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
|
Current Position Count for Service |
- |
- |
- |
|
Additional Positions Requested |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total Personnel |
- |
- |
- |
Anticipated Implementation Date: N/A
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note:
☒ Not an emergency, disaster recovery, or COVID-19 related item
☐ Emergency Item
☐ COVID-19 related Item
☐ Disaster Recovery related Item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Amy Perez, Director, Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget
Attachments (if applicable): N/A